Eleanor Robson Belmont (December 13, 1879 – October 24, 1979) was an English actress and prominent public figure in the United States. George Bernard Shaw wrote Major Barbara for her, but contractual problems prevented her from playing the role.

Born in Wigan, Lancashire her mother was actress Madge Carr Cook and her father Charles Robson. She worked in stock companies from Honolulu to Milwaukee before she made her New York debut in 1900 as Bonita, the ranchman's daughter in Augustus Thomas's Arizona. Her career as a leading Broadway actress lasted for ten years. She retired when she wed August Belmont Jr. on February 26, 1910. He died on December 10, 1924.

Mrs. Belmont was involved in the Metropolitan Opera Association as the first woman on the Board of Directors of the Association, and she founded the Metropolitan Opera Guild.

She died in her sleep in Manhattan.

References

1. Carmody, Deirdre (October 25, 1979). "Eleanor R. Belmont Dies at 100; Leader in Charities and the Arts". New York Times

External links

• 1905 Magazine Article
• Eleanor Robson Belmont Papers 1851-1979 via Columbia University